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was whether the Baron had a claim upon this country or not, either for property confiscated, or as having a vested right in such property. His answer to this was, that the Baron de Bode was not an Englishman, that he was never in possession of the property, and that his interet is it had ceased four years previously to the pausing of the Act. Mr. WARD supported the motion, and contended that the claim of the Baron do Bode was just as well founded as that of the Duke of Richmond. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that there never was a more extraordinary case than the present, tier more unfounded in point of either right or justice. This claim was first admitted in 1819. The Baron de Bode was then called on to support it with evidence, but, not being pre pared to do so, time was given him to collect the necessary proofs. He had after lie had failed in other respects brought his case before the Privy Council, the highest tribunal known this country, and that tribunal had decided against hint. lie certainly had applied to be allowed to bring for ward additional evidence, and he was refused to be allowed to do so.—( Hear, hear, from Mr. Ward.) Why, surely no person conversant with the principles on which our judicature was founded could attempt to say that it would not be most unjust, and a departure from all practice, to allow new evi dence to be brought forward in a Court of Appeal, or to ad mit any evidence which had not been before the Court of the first instance, wheso decision was appealed from. Lord Stowell, whose great knowledge of international law no one would atterapt to dispute, presided when judgment was givers in the appeal before the Privy Council, and that eminent in dividual, in pronouncing judgment, said that Baron de Bode appeared to have been so much excited by this subject that he seemed to labour under a strange delusion. The award of The Privy Council took place in 1822. The Baron de Bode attempted a re-hearing, which was refused. Ho was cer tainly bound to say that this refusal was not founded on the merits of the case, but upon the fact that. the Privy Council had not the power to grant a re-hearing. It was after this de cision that the Baron de Bode first appealed to Parliament, end his first trial of the House of Commons took place twelve years ago, when the case was brought forward by Mr. Little ton, who was well known to be both a personal and political friend of the late Mr. Canning. Mr. Canning en that occasion opposed the motion, and disallowed the claim. In 1834 a Com mittee was granted, and before this Committee the Baron de Bode had the advantage of able Counsel ; and that Committee having sat for three months they had agreed to a Report that there had not been evidence before them sufficient to support the case, and they suggested that further evidence ought to be produced; and they recommended that the Committee should be revived in the next Session of Parliament. In the begin ning of the Session of 1835 a motion fur the appointment of a Committee was brought forward, and the House was counted out. In fact it appeared that the House had tacitly voted the case to be a bore. Subsequently in that Session the motion was renewed, and lost by a majority of 177 to 59, and the House determined not to re-open the case. Tho Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to read a letter from the Baron de Bodo addressed to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), in which, with much minuteness of circumstantial detail, the Baron do Bode described an interview which lie had had with Mr. Fin layson, the Actuary of the National Debt, whom he repre sentedas describing himself on terms of great familiarity with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and who had estimated his claims upon Government at 300,0001. The Right Hon. Gen tleman also had a letter from Mr. Finlayson, giving a direct con tradiction to the Baron's statement as respected him, and stating that his accidental acquaintance with the Baron do Bode arose from his having interested himself in behalf of an unfortunate Italian, whose ruin the Baron had occasioned by involving him in securities far beyond his means. He had now bat few words to say. The Hon. Gentleman had thought proper to indulge in some inuendoes against bins. (the Chancellor of the Exche quer). He had suggested that Government was guilty of some fraud in withdrawing certain documents from the evi dence. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) wondered how the Hon. Gentleman could deal so lightly with personal re spectability as to insinuate against one whom he had known for twenty years a charge which he would not have dared to make directly.—(Hear.) Mr. WARBURTON explained that the tampering with justice of which he complained was the withdrawal of the do cuments by the Commissioners. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was ex tremely happy to hear this explanation, but he could assure the lion. Gentleman, that neither from him nor any one else 'would he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) submit, in the face of the House of Commons, to imputations of that deserip tion.—( Hear.) If the Hon. Gentleman's object was a Com mittee, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had no objec tion ; he would second the motion, but he need not think that the step now taken was for the first time. He (the Chancel lor of the Exchequer) hoped that if the lion. Gentleman pro posed a vote of money, he would also be prepared to propose a tax for its payment. Mr. HUME said that the motion of his Hon. Friend was not for a grant of money, but for an inquiry as to whether the claims of the Baron de Bode were just or not. The French Government had done its duty by appropriating 28,000,000 f. for the liquidation of this and similar claims, and all that was now asked by the present motion was an opportunity for the Baron to prove his claim. Mr. WARD wished to state thaehe had never taken his opinion of the case from the statements of the Baron de Bode, but from those of a very high authority—that of Mr. Wag staff, the eminent Barrister. That gentleman stated that lie had had an interview with Mr. Finlayson, who admitted to him that he had seen the Baron de Bode, and stated to him that his estimate of his claim, with interest, was 305,000/., and that if he (the Baron) would consent to his (Mr. Fin layson's) arbitration he would see the Chancellor of the Ex chequer on the subject.—( Hear, hear.) It thus appeared that the statements contained in the Baron's letter were sub stantially true.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the Exoneouee and Mr. WARBURTON, the gallery was cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the Motion Against it Majority Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then brought forward his motion for an instruction to the Poor-law Committee to inquire into the truth of that portion of the third report of the Poor-law Commissioners which refers to the vicious sys tem alleged by them to have been made by the existing corporations founded under Gilbert's Act, and to report thereon. Ho had two objects in view in making this motion. First, ho wished to ascertain whether the system adopted under the new Act was better than the system acted upon by the incorporations under Gilbert's Act; axd next, to afford the Guardians appointed under Gilbert's Act an opportunity of submitting the charges which had been brought against them by the Poor Law Commissioners. The Guardians under Gilbert's Act, did not wish to have their Unions dissolved unless they first saw the likelihood of better being established. The Poor Law Commissioners expressed a desire to dissolve the unions established under Gilbert's Act in the West Riding of Yorkshire without the consent of the Guardians, and charged those Guardians with being corrupt vicious idiots, and persons of neither education nor ability. Now, if the inquiry which he proposed were referred to the Committee sitting up stairs it would be found that the Guar dians thus calumniated in the report of the Commissioners, so far from being what they were described, would, if summoned from Yorkshire, furnish much useful and practical information with respect to the working:of the Poor-law system. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the instruction, as the question which it involved came properly under the consideration of the Committee. After a few words from Messrs. Hall, Pcchell, Goring, and Brotherton, the motion was agreed to. SUNDAY TRADING. Mr. PLUMPTRE moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the suppression of trading on the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE seconded the proposition. Mr. B. II ALL wished to know whether the Bill was to be exclusively confined to trading, es he could not agree to any thing which might interfere with the rational recreations of the people ? Mr. P. HOWARD hoped the Bill would be adapted to the present state of society. Captain PECHE LE wished to know whether, like the measure of Sir A. Agnew, the Bill would i.kerfere with fishermen or fishing-boats ? Sir G. STRICKLAND said, as far as it was practicable, it was desirable to put a stop to Sunday trading, and he hoped leave would be given to bring in the Bill without every Mem ber Tieing in his place to speak upon it. Mr. O'CONNELL said that the Sabbath was in no country so well observed as in England, and be hoped the Howse would be careful of calumniating the people of England by unnecessary legislation on the subject. After a few words from Mr. Chisholm, Mr. Warburton, and Mr. 13orthwick, leave was given to bring in the Bill. INTIMIDATION OF VOTERS. Mr. SLANE Y moved for leave to bring in a Bill to pre. vent threats or attempts at intimidation to voters, to influence their votes for Members of Parliament. He did not intend to make the Bill so severe that it should run counter to the ge neral principles of mankind. The Bill declared that intimi dation should be a misdemeanour, and the charge of such an offence would be heard before two Justices of the Peace, or the parties indicted before the Magistrates at Quarter Sessions. After being heard before two Magistrates they might still take their trial, when, if convicted, they would be liable to a fine of 1001., which, under certain circumstances, might, at the discretion of the Court, be mitigated to 501. ; and, the more readily to get at the offending party, lie proposed that the voter himself should be a witness, and, in ease of conviction, half of the fine to go to hini. After a few words from Mr. Warburton, Mr. Howard, Col. Davies, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Hawes, Lord J. RUSSELL should suggest that it. might be ad visable for the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury ( Mr. Slaney) to preface his Bill with resolutions affirmed by that House. At the same time he hoped that the House would not, by reject ing the first reading, give their countenance to the opinion that they would net entertain a measure for the suppression of intimidation. Mr. SC ARL ETT thought that the protection for the voters was most necessary at the polling places. Sir G. STRICKLAND should vote for leave to bring in the Bill. Mr. JERVIS should vote fur, etting rid of the Bill alto gether, as bethought there was no way of suppressing intimi dation but by secret voting. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the Bill ought to be brought in, and not pronounced as worth less until the remedy it proposed was proved to be inefficient. After a few words from Mr. BROTHERTON and Mr. GILLON, Mr. FORBES suggested that the Bill should have a clause introduced to protect voters from intimidation by blows. (Laughter.) Mr. GORING opposed the:Bill. Mr. JAMES should oppose the introduction of the Bill, because it was a complete delusion of the public. Colonel SIBT HORP said that unless the Bill contained a clause to prevent intimidation within the walls of the House as well as without it would be ineffective. He alluded to the reports current as to the conduct of the heads of the Govern ment towards several of their subcrdinates in the recent divi sion on the Ballot question. Sir G. SINCL AIR should oppose the Bill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the Hon, Mem ber for Shrewsbury would be very hardly dealt with if leave were not given to bring in the Bill. He (the Attorney- General) did not agree with the details of the Bill, but still he thought that it was entitled to a fair discussion. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK would oppose the intro duction of the Bill, because he thought it unnecessary and futile. The House then divided, and there appeared— For the Bill 5O Against it Majority —27 CALL OF THE HOUSE. Sir WM. MOLE SWORTH moved that the House be called over on Tuesday, the 6th of March. It had been im puted to him in various quarters that he had not been serious in giving notice of the motion he had on the books, respecting the removal of the Colonial Secretary; because, as he had at one time been one of the most steadfast supporters of her Ma jesty's Government, he would not be supposed now to have any view of risking its stability. But he begged to say to those who imputed this to him that he was totally indifferent to the stability of any Government which had at its head the Noble Lord the Member for Stroud. Ever since the speech of that Noble Lord at the beginning; of the Session, he (Sir W. Molcsworth) had been as indifferent to the fate of the Ministry as he was to that of the Grand Turk or the Emperor of China. The object of his motion was to relieve the Co lonies from an imbecile Administration, and, so far as any party question was involved, to exhibit to the House and the country how many Members—Whigs, Radicals, and Tories, would be found prepared to negative a measure of such great importance, which every one of them in their conscience knew to be true.—(oh, oh.) Mr. HUME seconded the motion. Agreed to. ROXBURGH ELECTION. The LORD ADVOCATE moved that the poll-books produced before the Roxburgh election Committee be laid upon the table of the House, and that the Sheriff Clerk be discharged from further attendance.—Agreed to. Sir C. DOUGLAS gave notice, that after the Select Committee now sitting upon the Poor-law Amendment Act shall have made their report, in ease it shall not recommend any alteration of the Regulations which, under the present powers of the Commissioners, exist with regard to the abso lute refusual of out-door relief in money ; the quality of the food given in the workhouses; and the separaticn of the sexes; he would move " that it is expedient that those powers should be taken into consideration by this House, with a view to their modification." On the motion of Mr. PRINGLE, leave of absence was granted to Sir W. Rae and Lord Ramsey respectively, for a month each. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. THE WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIA TION TO MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR. SIR,-In the Northern Star of last week you were pleased to make an unprovoked attack on our Association. Alluding to the appeals that have,been made to the House of Commons on behalf of the unfortunate cotton-spinners, you said that " the first step in this deadly course was taken by the Work ing Men's Association." And then you proceed to say that you attended our meeting to point out the fallacy of our proceeding—and it would seem, because we did not yield to your dictation, we have grievously offended. Sir, we are exceedingly obliged for your unusual bit of candour in specking out the venom of your spleen ; your language has been hitherto cautiously enigmatical, abounding in inuendos, wishing by the hacknicd phrase of " Whig-Malthusian," " working-class coadjutors," and such like terms, to con vey a slanderous meaning ; your courage never till now em bodied in plainer language. Now it so happens that you do not speak truth when you say that the first step in this " deadly course" (which you arc pleased to call it) was taken by us; for the Committee of Trade Delegates were the first to petition Parliament on the subject, and their motives in that step were doubtless as pure as our own_ that of endeavouring to remit the sentence of the unfortu nate men. Indeed, the odious colours in which the press depicted the proceedings of Glasgow—the horrid recital of oaths, secrecy, murdering, and fire-raising, said to have been committed by the Cotton-Spinners' Association, had created in many of our minds (as we have no doubt it had in those of thousands) a strong impression of their guilt, until the trade delegates from Glasgow had fully explained to us the whole of those horrid charges which were gleaned toge ther over a period of twenty years to suit the purposes of their prosecutors. And we appeal to Messrs. M'Nish, Cuth burtson, and Campbell, whether they were not urgent in their desire that the whole affair should be fully investigated, in order to prove the innocence of the men, and to remove the foul calumnies which a corrupt press had fastened on the Cotton-Spinners' Association; and through them, to a great extent, on Trades' Unions in general. The feelings which conscious innocence inspires caused them to court the fullest inquiry into their affair, and we appeal to every reflecting mind whether we were wrong in seconding their praiseworthy exertions. But, Sir, it is your evident intention to impress the working classes with the belief that the inquiry into Trades' Unions in general originated with us. So far from this, we appointed a deputation on the 9th of January. last to wait on Mr. O'Connell whenever he came to town, to know his reasons and intentions regarding the inquiry he had threat ened to make several weeks previous, so that we might be prepared to meet any evil arising from a partial inquiry in a House of Commons constituted like the present. Indeed, as most of us are members of Trade Unions, we have the mo tives of self-preservation to be tremulously alive to every cir cumstance that may in any way injure or impair the usefulness of Trade Societies. But when the black charges of conspiracy and murder arc made against a Trade Society, and when the lives of five men are jeopardized by prejudiced public feelings, we think it little serves the purposes of justice or humanity to shrink, or advise shrinking from that investigation which would serve to dispel the one, and save the other from destruc tion. Sir, you might have beat the big drum of your own vanity till you grew sick of its music, and revelled in your own selfish idolatry, till commonsense taught your audience that the sacrifice was greater than the benefit, had you been pleased to excuse us from worshipping at your altar. But no, your own vain self must be supreme—you must be " the leader of the people," and from the first moment that we resolved to form an Association of working men, and called upon them to manage their own affairs, and dispense with leadership of every description, we have had you, and patriots of your feel ings, continually in arms against us. You have made three or four attempts to get up Associa tions in London, where you might be " the leader"—not brooking that; working men should dare presume to think of principles, instead of public idols. You have failed in all your attempts. You have christened public meetings as " great associations" to suit your purpose—you have dubbed yourself " the missionary of all the Radicals of London," your constituents being your own presumptuous boastings—you are " the founder of Radical Associations ;" Heaven save our igno rance !—or blot out the memory of Cartwright, Hunt, and Cob bctt—you tell the country that you alone have organized the Radicals of London—and tell the Londoners the wonders your genius has performed in the country—you carry your fame about with you on all occasions, to sink all other topics in the shade—you;are the great " I All" of politics, the great personification of Radicilism, Fergus O'Connor. Could self idolatry do more without blushing than you did in your paper of last week ? The mechanics of London met to hear the statements of the Glasgow delegates—their eloquent and pathetic talc annihilated the prejudices formed by a corrupt press—you intruded yourself on that meeting in opposiiioa to a resolution that none but members of Trade Societies should speak. In your expressly wade report, your sympathy to the cotton.spinners gave about a dozen lines of what all others said, and about three columns of your own speech—whole sentences in which, by the bye, you had not the courage to speak, though you had the vanity to insert them in your paper. We beg to remind you that these sentiments have been called forth by your slanderous attack on us; you, would have it believed to our prejudice that we have been neglectful of the interests of working men, because we choose another path from yours. But time will show, and circumstances soon determine, who are the real friends ; whether they are " the leaders of the people," who make furious appeals to their passions, threatening with fire and sword—or those who seek to unite them upon principles of knowledge and temperance, and the management of their own affairs. We remain, Sir, your obedient servants, the Members of the Working Men's Association. Signed by the Committee in their behalf, WILLIAM ISAAC S, type founder. JOHN CLEAVE, bookseller. EDWARD THOMAS, warehouseman. HENRY MITCHELL, turner. RICHARD CAMERON, brace-maker. JAMES LAWRENCE, painter. THOMAS IRELAND, warehouseman. JOHN ROGERS, tailor. WM. DIXON, sur g ical instrument-make r. JAMES JENLINSON, engraver. ARTHUR DY S ON, compositor. ROBERT HARTWELL, compositor. HENRY HETHERINGTON, Treasurer. WM. LOVETT, Secretary, 6, Upper North place, Gray's Inn-road. BILLY BLACK IN PARLIAMENT. What proves that Sir James Graham is preparing for his old berth at the Admiralty ? D'ye give it up ?—Because he is looking after the leaks (leeks). What trade does Sir James Graham seem disposed to fol low ? D'ye give it up ?—A butcher, and vents to make his relc h mutton turn out our English Land). Vy is O'Connell like an old-fashioned Vig ? D'ye give it up ?—Because he has such a long t a il. Parliament should make Irli.?.ment give Charles Kean a grant of public money ? D'y e give it up ?_Because he has such strong Danish claims (Hamlet the Dane). We announce, with feelings of sincere gratification, that the Surgeon-General is about to be elevated to the rank of a Baronet of the United Kingdom. This is a compli►rent to the profession of which he is so distinguished a member, and, indeed, to the country, of which he is so bi-' ght an orna ment, —D üblin Mail. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FRBRUAR,Y 23, 1838. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTER S S—YEsrERDAr. Tl, room was well attended this afternoon, but business was not so brisk as might have been expected, nor productive of any mate rial change in the state of affairs as given on Monday ; most pro bably in consequence of the weather, which has been wholly unfit for any preparations for the approaching campaign. Indeed the horses have scarcely yet come out from their winter-quarters. The Brother to Alepl o has changed hands—at a good price ; and a " party" have been keeping money upon the Grey (Momus) to such a degree as to show pretty fairly which will be the elect, in ease of the two (Grey Momus and D'Egville) coming in equal con dition to the post. The Betting closed with " Cobweb" still the favourite, and the others as quoted; a new competitor having entered the field in Bristolian. THE lIIDDLESHORTH. 6 to 5 agst Cobwcb--taken THE HERBY. I agst. Ld Jersey's Cobweb eolt—taken and afterw. offered I agst Mr. Arrnitege's Nonplus colt—taken 1 agst I.ord G. Bentinek's Grey Momus—take 11 to 1 1 agst Lord G. Bentinek's D'Egyille—offered agst Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird—take 18 to 1 1 agst Colonel Peel's lon—take 18 to I 1 agst Mr. Bland's Young Rowton--offered 1 agst Mr. 11. Coombes's Cobham—taken and afterwards offered 23 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Bamboo—offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster'sßichard Roe—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Mr. Richardson's Monc Adam—offered 30 to I agst Sir I. Mills's Volunteer—take 33 to 1 30 to 1 agst Ld Exeter's Alendar—taken and afterwards offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Quo Minus 40 to I agst Ld Chesterfield's Bretby—taken and afterw. offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Smith's Cracker—taken to 1000 to 15 50 t• 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Tranby's dam colt—taken 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Tarleton's Blaise—taken 1000 to 15 agst Captain Berkeley's Ballion—taken 2000 to 15 agst Mr. Buckley's 'l`om--taken 2000 to 20 agst Lord Wilton's Davie Gellatley—takon 2000 to 15 agst Mr. Worrall's Bristolian—taken 400 to 100 agst Mr. J. Day's lot—taken 1000 even oa Cobweb agst len and Young Rowton—taken 425 to 100 on Cobweb and Nonplus, and afterwards t taken 450 to 100 the same way 500 even between Bamboo and Richard Roe—taken 9 to 10 to 10 to 13 to 17 to 17 to 17 to 20 to THE OAKM. 6 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Callisto—taken and afterw. offered 12 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Glenara—taken 13 to 1 agst Lord Berners' filly—taken 16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Rowton's darn f.—take 17 to 1 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Mary Gray--taken Scott's horses have arrived at Newmarket. The Ashdown Park Coursing Meeting commences on Monday nett, unless prevented by the frost ; a great many arc in the neighbourhood, and a good meeting is anticipated. The Metropolitan Steeple Chace will take place tomor row, in the neighbourhood of Barnet, weather permitting. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 22. GRANGER V. BAIN. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the de fendant, in consequence of a libel published by the latter, in a periodical publication called the " Nautical Magazine." The libel imputed to the plaintiff that he had committed perjury i❑ the evidence which he gate before the Coroner's Jury, when persons were drowned in consequence of a collision which took place between the Monarch and Apollo steamers, on the river Thames. A verdict of 40s. damages was taken by consent for the plaintiff. Lord Chief Justice TINDAL—That is bt far the best ter mination of such a case. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTOIYGARDEN. Yesterday Mr. Fenner, surgeon, &c., of No. 15. King's , row, Pentonville, and Mrs. Ann Thompson, mother-in-law to Mr. Aistropp, of No. 5, Hermes -street, Pentonville, at tended before Mr. BENNETT, for the purpose of assisting in an investigation relative to the mysterious poisoning of Mr. Aistropp's It will be recollected that on Friday last the family of Mr. Aistropp were attacked with vomiting and symptoms of haring taken poison, which was attribute d to their having partaken of some brown broad, and that on the following day Mr. Aistropp, accompanied by Mr. Fenner (the medical attendant called in on the occasion), attended at this office, when the Magistrate directed that the bread, as well as the contents of the stomachs of the sufferers, should be analysed, and Mr. Fenner now attended to report the result of his exer tions. He stated that the analysis had been finished that morning, but it was not satisfactory, as the first contents of the stomach were absent. He had been assisted by Mr. Bat tley, the eminent chemist of Cripplegate, and Dr. Farce, of Charterhouse-square, and they concurred that the bread and contents of the stomach were free from poison. Ile read the following certificate from Mr. Battley, viz. : " Cripplegate, Feb. 22, 1838. " Mr. Battley presents his compliments to Mr. Fenner, and begs to inform him that he has examined the two pieces of bread and butter, as well an the contents of the stomach, sent for analysis, but does not find the slightest trace of arsenic, oxalic acid, or any metallic poison in them. If any vegetable poison were present it would be extremely difficult to detect it ; but it is Mr. Buttley's opinion that they do not contain any poison. " To Mr. J. L. Fenner." Mr. Fenner stated that there were many vegetable sub. stances of a very poisonous nature, such as wild cucumber that could not be detected by analysi=. He called on Dr. Farm., who concurred with him that poison had been taken ; but what sort they could not say. Ann Thompson, No. 5, Hermes-street, Psr.tonville, who was in a weakly condition from the effects of poison, stated as follows:—" On Friday last, before tea, my little boy asked me to giro him some brown bread, and I sent him to a baker's close by for a sixpenny brown loaf, and between three and four o'clock we all partook of it, being eight in number. In about a quarter of an hour after we had eaten the bread we were all seized with violent sickness, and the baby was seized with fits and sickness. I sent for assistance, and Mr. Fenner arrived. A young man, a lodger, who partook of the bread, was also seized in the same manner. I was seized in the same way." Mr. BENNETT—HOW long was it since you had eaten or drunk anything before ? Mrs. Thompson—Not since the morning. Mr. BENNETT said it was an extraordinary and suspicious case, and ought to be thoroughly investigated, and he or dered Duke, the °Meer, to proceed to the house and carefully search it, and to make diligent inquiries in the neighbourhood of the injured parties, in order to discover whether the poison was accidentally or intentionally administered by any ma licious person. Duke promised to attend to the order im mediately. Part of Mr. AistrOpp's family are at present in a nervous and weakly state, in consequence of the calamity. Mr. Poulett Thomson has been confined to his house, with a severe cold, during the last two days. Our appeal in favour of Mr. Ewart as the future representative of Marylebonc has not been made in vain. Ile is, as he deserves to be, the favourite of the electors of Mary lebone. Meetings are almost hourly held in his favour, and nothing but the obstinacy of Colonel Thompson and Lord Nugent, in persisting in a hopeless contest, can by possibility prevent his return. If they persist Lord , Teignmouth will walk over the course—if, on the contrary, they act as true re formers ought always to act—resign in favour of the most hopeful candidate—Mr. Ewart will be the future Representa tive, and the Tory party again floored. By their deeds shall we judge of their patriotism.—Morning Advertiser. The subject to which Lord Brougham adverted in his speech on Tuesday night, the Order in Council by which, he said, a slave trade on a most gigantic scale was authorised between Asia and Guiana, was last night revived by him. It seems the order was never published in the Gazette, in which respect Lord Glenelg merely followed precedent. At the same time there appears no good reason why all such orders should not appear in the Gazette ; for, as wag observed by his Lordship, " if the Crown were to have the prerogative of making laws affecting the lives, liberty, and property of so many persons in a remote part of the globe, the least that could be done was to publish the fact in this country." The subject is to. be brought before the House by his Lordship this day week. —Morning Chronicle. GLAMORGAN, FEB. 21.—The weather has been most severe. The oldest pilot on the Welch coast never re members such a storm of wind and snow as took place on Friday last. It has blown down a great number of large trees, and there are several wrecks on the coast. The Milford mail was stopped by a wreath of snow on Templeton amountaino, near Coldbleu, on Friday night last, and the up-m arrive in Bristol until seven o'clock on Sunday morning- NEW WORK BY Miss PARDOE.—The appear-. ance of Miss Pardoe's new work, bearitrs the poetical title n of with co- " The River and tlse Desert," is looked forward to il d id at siderable interest. Any production from the pelt a the talented author of " The City of the Sults.n"—p er haps the most vivid and faithful picture we possess of Oriental manners and customs—is sure of a warm welcome from almost all classes of readers ; but the present work must prove doublythe completion of Miss Pardoe's narrative of her travels in various interesting countries. On Monday a meeting for the purpose of petitioning Parliament fur vote by ballot, and for the adoption of Mr. rote's ballot-box, was held at the Guildhall, Worcester, when, to the great vexation of the conveners, whose wines did not transpire, the room was all but empty, there not be ing twenty persons altogether present. Every resolution was carried, and a petition to Parliament, purporting to b e the opinion of the whole city, was adopted.— W orces t e r J o rnal. A woman lately died in a miserable cellar at Saint Omer literally of cold and hunger. A physician was called 'in at the last moment. As no one could give him the name of the deceased, or any account of her family, he opened an -. old box to search for papers, when, to his astonishment, he found 500 francs in five-franc pieces, and on proceeding, to inspect three other similar boxes he discovered other moneys, making the amount about 1,500 francs, all of which she had collected by begging. AWFUL ACCIDENT.—About six o7clock on Wed night at Mr. four boys who had been at work dur in g the Dewes' colliery, Swadlincote, Derbyshir e, nesday morning, five miles north of A s hb y -d e -l a -Z ouc h, ascended the shaft, and went to the boil er f or t h e p ur p ose o f warming them selves. While thus engag e d th e b o il er b urst , th r e e were killed on the about spot, and the fourth so dreadfully mutilated that he survived but a very short time. A man employed near the spot had his leg broken, and another man was slightly e bruised , —Lciqster shire Mercury. . ' COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yesterday. The Royal dinner party last evening, at the New Palace, included his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, attended by Lord John Churchill, the Duke and Duchess of Suther land, Marquis and Marehioners of Clanricarde, Marquis' and Marchioness of Sligo, the Ladies Charlotte and Jane St. Maur, Lord Holland, Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzclarence, Col. Caradoc, and the Lord Steward. The Band or the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards was in attendance at the Palace during the whole of \Vcdnes- day evening. The Duke of Cambridge honoured Sir William Freemantle with his company at dinner last evening, at Ida residence in Great Stanhopc.street. Mr. Poulett Thomson has been confined to his house with a severe cold during the last two days. Mr. B. B. Williams had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downiug-street, on Wednesday. The Earl of Burlington had niso an interview with the Right lion. Gentleman cm Wednesday. The Committee of Baronets will meet on Monday next, .it two o'clock, at the Clarendon Hotel, on business of much importance to the Order. The mess of the Hon. Corps cf Gentlemen at Arms held their first meeting for the season yesterday, at the Freerna sons"ravern. The Hon. Charles Murray had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing-street. Count Ludolf, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business yesterday; at the Foreign Office. Mr. Hayden has returned to town to complete his great pictures of " Christ and the little Children," for the Blind Asylum Church, Liverpool, and the " Heroine of Saragossa," after giving lectures to crowded audiences at Manchester and Leeds. Dispatches from the Governt;rs of Malta and Gibraltar were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were Lord Brougham, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, and the Chief Judge in Bakruptcy. Mr. Pemberon, Queen's Counsel, was heard in an appeal from British Guiana, " Executors of Urquhart v. Dent, Wil kinson v. Simson, Attorney of Dent." The hearing of the case was adjourned. FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondcley, on Carl ton House Terrace, from their scat, Chohnondeley Castle, Nantwich, Cheshire; Viscount and Viscountess Canning, in Gross enor-square, from Scotland ; the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, in St. James's-square, from their seat, Newton House, Durham ; the Hon. Mr. Fitzge7ald, in Whitehall place, from Pares ; Lord Northland, in Connaught-place, from his seat, Northland House, Dungannon, Tyrone ; Sir P. Durham, in Hill-street, from Portsmouth ; the Earl and Countess Delawarr, in Grosvenor-street, from their seat, Bucklchurst Park, East Grinstead ; the Earl of Brecknock, in Grosvenor-street, from the scat of the Marquis of Camden, the Wilderness, near Sevenoaks, Kent ; Lord and Lady Mon tagu, in Hamilton-place, from their seat, Beaulieu, near Southampton ; Sir George Dashwood, from a continental tour; Count D'Orsay, in Kensington Gore, from Aylesbury; Mr. Maule, at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from Lea mington Spa; the Earl Compton, at ditto, from the seat of the Marquis of Northampton, Castle Ashby, Northampton ; Mr. N. Bull, M P., at ditto, from Ireland ; Mr. James Sparkes, from Surrey ; Mr. Battersby, at ditto, from Ire land; Mr. F. Sturt, M.P., at ditto, from his seat, in Derby shire; Captain Hervey, at ditto, from a visit to the Duke of Newcastle, at Clumber Park, Nottingham ; Mr. Harrison, at ditto, from Lancashire ; Major Brookes, at ditto, from Li verpool; Mr. and Mrs. Akers, at ditto, from Ludlow ; Mr. Bold, from Lincolnshire ; Baron and Baroness Dimadale, at Mivart's Hotel, Brook-street, from their scat, Camfield-place in llcrts ; Mr. Newton Saville Scott, Secretary of the Le gation at the Hague, at ditto, from Holland ; Lord South well, from Brighton; Lord Rayleigh, in Saville-row, from Stirling Place, Essex; the Earl of Mountaharles, at Dudley House, Park-lane, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea; the lion. Captain Watson, in Davies-street, from Lord Sondes' scat, Lee's Court; the Earl of Moray and Lady Ann Stuart, at Bailey's Hotel, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea ; the Hon. Mrs. George Lamb, at Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street ; the Prince and Princess of Capua, family, and suite, at Mivart's Hot9l, Dover -street, from the York Hotel, at Dover. DEPARTURES. Lord Wallace, from Bo rid-street, for his seat, Bexley Castle, Northumberland ; Lord and Lady Albert Conyngham, from the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street ; Sir John and Lady Pol len, from ditto, for their scat in Wilts ; Dr. Ainsley, Vice- Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, from ditto, for Cambridge ; Colonel Villett, from ditto, for his seat in Wilt shire • Captain and Mrs. Macquarie, from ditto, for their scat in Perthshire ; Mr. Golightly, from ditto, for Liverpool ; the Captain and lion. Mrs. Ryder Burton, from ditto ; Sir William and Lady Maria Somerville, from ditto ; Mr. Brad ford, from ditto, for Wiltshire ; Mr. Topham, from ditto, for Lancashire ; the Hon. Mr. Yelverton, from ditto, for Ireland ; Dr. French, from ditto for Cambridge ; the Dean of Bristol, from ditto, for Bristol ; Captain Cottingham, from ditto, on a tour; Baron Ullantlorf, from Jerrnyn-street, for the Conti nent ; the lion. Stewart, from Berkeley-square, for Paris; the lion. Captain Bridgman, from Park-lane, for the Continent. QUARTETT CONCERTS, HANOVER SQUARE. The first of the Quartett Concerts for the present season took place last night at the Hanover-square Rooms. To those who are partial to music of this character, and who pre fer the 'United but perfect harmonies and playful delicacy of the quartett, to the full, but sometimes overbearing combina tions of the overture and symphony, we would earnestly re commend to visit Hanover-square on the succeeding nights of this series. The highly refined style of playing of Mr. Bla grove, who has wonderf ull y im p r o v ed s ince he was las t before the public, is a rich treat in itself, but when combined in the quartett with his able associates, Messrs. Gattie, Dando, and Lucas, nothing can be imagined more perfect and finished. The performers execute their parts as though but one soul animated their frames; the giving full effect to the music upon which they are engaged appears to be their solo aim, and no one appears to wish to shine above his fellows. The opening piece, Haydn's quartett in G major (No. 1, of Op. 76), for two violins, tenor, and violoncello, by Messrs. Blagrove, Gattie, Dando, and Lucas, was as perfect an instance of the real style of quartett playing as we ever remember to have heard, and so highly effective was.it, that we were almost i n d uce d t o change our already recorded opinion, and to acknowledge that, under cer tain circumstances, the quartett was as well adapted to the public concert room and a mixed audience as any other spe cies of composition. Unlike some modern efforts of this description of music, in which the drift of the composer seems to be to show how much he can make out by technical skill are l intricacy, of what in itself is almost nothing., in this of Haydn there in melody in every movement, end meaning in every note. The quartett of Ries (No. 3of Op. 70) with which the First Part of the concert t e r m i na t e d, a lth o ugh a b eau tiful composition, exhibits something of the defect wo have alluded to, and shows very visibly the stosl and ingenuity of the composer. The adagio, however, is a remarkably fine movement, and in the Lands of the gentlemen we have men tioned, had a very satisfactory effect, as also had the very play ful minuetto, which forms the third movement of the com- position. The Second Part of the concert commenced with Bee_ hog en's Trio (1 of op. 7 0 .) for piano -forte, violin, and violincello, and terminated with a double quartett of Spohr. 'The trio was played by Messrs. W. S. Bennett, Blagrove, and Lucas. It was executed in very excellent style, parti cularly the "largo." Mr. Bennett evinced considerable command over the difficulties of the instrument, and played the part with much brilliancy and finiih. The double quartett, although abounding with the peculiar beauties of the author, proved extremely tedious to the audience, from its extreme length. The beat portion of it, in our opinion, was the se cond movement, an . " andante con variazioni." An extremely difficult variation for the violin was played by 131sgrove with out the slightest appearance of exertion ; indeed the beauty of this professor's playing is the very great facility with which he executes the greatest difficulties of the instrument, and the total absence of everything like exertion of body or anxiety of mind. To this he adds a purity of tone and a • sentiment in expression that marks the accomplished musician in contradistinction to the mere fiddler. It is necessary to state that this concert was not confined to instrument playing. The vocalists were Miss Masson, a lady well known to the public, and a German gentleman, the Herr Kroff. In the first part of the concert Miss Masson sung " From rosy bowers," by Pur cell, and, in the second, a composition of Ries, to words of Lord Byron. Purcell's Cantatata was given with a great deal of feeling, but the lady rather failed in the concluding air from want of sufficient power both of voice and execution. The Canzonet of Ries was not to our taste. The lower tones of Miss Masson's voice are fine, but she has acquired a mode of forcing some of them in a hollow, sepulchral style, that is v er y di sag r eea bl e . Herr Kroft also cline' two pieces, one in the first and the other in the second part of the concert. ' That in the first part was a " Romance" of Tomaschck, the words German, a " Farewell" of Henry IV. to " the fair Gabrielle." It was given with a good deal of expression, but the German words to an English car did not assimilate with the love-sick and die-away style of the singer. The piece sung by Herr Kroff in the second part was a Canzoilet by Mr. W. S. Bennett, to German words, something about whispers, limpid rills, and zephyrs. It was a pretty trifle, very prettily sung, audlienoured by the auditory with a unani mous encore. The concert was attended by a considerable assemblage of extremely fashionable company., but the room, we regretted to observe, was by no means crowded. We are requested to state, that instead of Sir F. Maunsell, in yesterday's paper, in the two lists of Captains, it should be " Captain Sir Thomas Mansell, Knt., K. C. IL" STATE OF TRADE.-There was a rather more ex tensive inquiry for the lower descriptions of yarn yesterday than for some weeks past : but the prices offered were lower than the generality of the spinners were disposed to take, and the amount of business done was rasher limited. For power loom printing cloths there was a very fair demand, and on sonic inferior descriptions a trifling advnnce was realized. In other descriptions of goods there was no change, and the mar ket was flat. —Manchester Guardian. A NEW LOAN.—" I say, Jack," shoaled a Smith. field drover the other day to his pal, " these cursed st!etl • von't move in this veather ; lend us a bark of your dog, vill you ?' COVENT-GARDEN. Qn Wednesday evening, after the performance of the Lady of Lyohs, Mr. I\lacready (as our readers are probably aware) came for Ward n 14,1 " contradicted the reports which had been circulated relative to certain alleged political allusions" in that play. He assured the audience that there " was not in the play one political allusion applicable to the present time ;" and observed, " it was rather singular that an accu sation of the same kind was made against Shakspearc" when his Plays first came out—" though, of course, ho by no means would compare with the plays of our is dramatist the works of any living poet." Now, as we were guilty, in our notice cf the play, of ani madverting upon something " savouring of political allusion," we feel called upon to explain and vindicate our meaning. We by no means intended to insinuate that these " allusions" were exactly or directly applied to present circumstances in the political world ; but what see slid and do mean to assert is, that there arc certain general allusions to political circumstances—such as the expense of princes, the merits of the French Republican army,&c., which are applicable to the existing situation of public affairs. And even if as to the opinions thus hinted at, we might say with Hamlet, " All which though we do must powerfully and potently beneve," yet, " we do not hold it honest," or proper, "to have it thus set down." For, as to the impropriety of mating the stage the vehicle cf the most indirect and distant allusions to politics, there cannot be a dif. ferenee of judgment. We may observe, that on the first night of re presentation, the passages we have referred to excited more than one token of disapprobation. They may indeed have been since expunged —we hope they have; they arc not all necessary to the interest or the plot of the play. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAIL- WAY COMPAN Y. (From the Birmingham Advertiser of Thursday.) Yesterday the Half-yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at Dee's Ho) al Hotel. There was a large assemblage of Proprietors present, nearly 250, princi pally strangers, and of whom a great portion were members of the Society of Friends. Beyond the ordinary business of these periodical meetings, the principal subject for consideration was the one given notice of by Mr. Sturge, for a suspension of the transit of the trains on this railway on the Sunday ; and which, probably, more than anything else was the cause of the numerous attendance. G. C. GL NN, Esq., the Chairman of the Directory, pre sided, and called upon Captain Moorsom to read the minutes of the last meeting of the proprietors; which behag, completed, the Chairman said it was unnecessary for bins, at that period of the business of the day, to enter into any particulars respect ing the affairs of the Company, as the Report which would be read to them would be a very explanatory one, after the reading of which he should be happy to explain anything which the proprietors might ask for. Mr. CREED then proceeded to read the following REPORT. " The Director?, referring to their last report, expressed a confident expectation, founded on the reports of their En gineer, that a further portion of the Railway from Box Moor to Trines would be opened in October last, and that by the month of January so much more of it would be completed as would leave an interval of only 35 miles between the stations at Denbigh Hall and Rugby; this expectation would of course be understood by the Proprietors as contingent on the works not being retarded by causes which it was not in the power of al engineer to control. " The railway was opened to Tring in the month of Oc tober as the Directors anticipated ; but a winter of unusual severity and duration, by retareling the remaining works, made the farther opening in January impracticable, and still occasions delay. A few weeks, however, after break ing up of the frost, will suffice to complete the road be tween Tring and Denbigh-hall, and between Birmingham and Rugby, and the proprietors may rely on the earliest day being appointed for the next partial opening which the Direc tors can venture to name when the works shall have been resumed. The engineer continues to express his convic tion that the entire completion of the railway may be ex pected in the autumn of the year, and the Directors have de cided as the course which in their opinion will be most satisfactory to the proprietors, to annex for their perusal his detailed and very able reports relative to the unexecutcd works of the engineering department. The difficulties to which Mr. Stephenson refers, as having prevented the com pletion of a portion of the works at the exact periods stipu lated, cannot fail to have impressed the proprietors with the idea that an increased expenditure has been rendered unavoid able. Such certainly has been the fact, but the Directors are gratified in being able to state that this increase will n_t ma terially affect the results hitherto contemplated, and that the existing capital of the Company will still suffice to put the whole railway in full operation for the passenger traffic from end to end. Any addition to the capital which may bo even tually required, most arise cut of the further preparations which will probably be necessary for an increased sale of business in the goods department. " In anticipation of tiro next opening, the Directors have made arrangements for the booking and conveyance of passen gers and parcels for the whole distance between London and Birmingham. Messrs. Borne and Chaplin, the coach-pro prietors, have contracted to provide the requisite means for carrying the railway passengers and their luggage, on the Turnpike Road between the two stations, as the trains may successively arrive, at the charge and subject to the regula tions of the Comply. Passengers will thus have the benefit of railway travelling for 77 miles of the distance be tween London and Birmingham, and of greatly reduced prices for the whole 112 miles, with a saving of one-third of the time. " The line of the railway between London and Tring has been found too distant from the Holyhead Road to hold out sufficient inducement to coach proprietors to quit their ac customed track for the chance of a comparatively small saving in time ; the certainty also that a few weeks would make a complete alteration in the passenger traffic on all the roads parallel with the railway, has effectually checked the establishment of new lines of communication for coaches from Tring to the North. Hence it has hap pened that from the time when the season for excursion had passed and the curiosity of the public had been par tially gratified, the railway travelling was limited to the purposes and accommodation of the immediate district, and the Directors having thus had the means of ascertaining practically the effect of the ordinary passenger traffic on that portion of the railway, are enabled to state with reference to the estimates whirls they have laid before the proprietors, that the actual traffic has exceeded the amount upon which they had calculated. " The Directors have no desire to attach undue importance to an isolated case of this nature : but they consider it so far of value, that it tends to establish the fairness f o their calcu lation!, and affords encouragement to the proprietors as re spects the future purposes of the undertaking. Between the 20th of July last and the 14th of February, a period of 30 weeks, 162,216 passengers had been convoyed by the railway, without a single accident to any individual passenger. " The Directors, considering' it of more importance that passengers should be able to rely on a certain and safe convey ance to and from the stations where the train stop, than that they should in the first instance travel at the highest attainable speed, have made it their chief aim, in the regulation of the trains, to ensure a uniform precision of movement on the rail way. In this endeavour they have been ably seconded by their contractor for locomotive power, Mr. Bury, and a degree of uniform punctuality in the - arrivals and departures, has for some time past been attained at all the stations, which, con sidering the unavoidable imperfections of a road so recently formed, and the many difficulties to be surmounted in every new undertaking, the Directors could scarcely have antici pated, and which, they may add, has not been accomplished on any other railway. " The Directors can now look with confidence to the ex tended operations which they are about to enter upon, and are fully convinced, by the successful experience of the working . of their system on a limited scale, that it is evan more ap plicable to a longer line. The arrangements for the car riage of goods, when the Company. shallbe in a condition to undertake it, have occupied much of the attention of the Directors. Aware of the advantages of combining expe rience with system in the management of a business so exten sive and complicated as the future goods traffic of the London and Birmingham 11,e.ilway, the Directors have much satisfac tion le announcing that they have secured the valuable services of Mr. Baxendale, of the firm of Pickford and Co., for the conduct of this department, under an agreement which is to take effect from the opening of the Railway for this branch of business. " The Directors are in negociatian with the Postmaster- General for the conveyance of the mails, but the necessary arrangements are net yet finally settled. Desirous as the Directors are to grant to the Post-office all reasonable accom modation not inconsistent with the interests of the Company, they claim no more in return than a fair remuneration for the use of the Railway. " The Directors request the confirmation by the Pro prietors of an agreement which has been provisionally entered into with the Aylesbury and Trine , Railway Company, in virtue of which this company undertake to rent the railway at 2.500/. per annum, being at the rate of Five per Cent. upon the estimated outlay, for five years certain from the date when it is opened. The proprietors, looking to the im portance of the tragic of the fertile vale of Aylesbury, and to the communication which this branch line will open with Ox ford and other places, can have no hesitation in adopting an agreement which is fully in accordance with the suggestion of a former meeting. " The inhabitants of the towe of Banbury, having resolved at a general meeting to make a new road to join the railway at Weedun by the shortest practicable line, on condition that a first class station was established at Weedoneehe Directors have given their assent to the proposition. " By the statement of aecoiets now to be laid before the proprietors it will appear that s. d. . . The receipts to the 3lst Daember "verc 4,229,136 8 7 The distaclietnients That the balance of e;,sh ia the. Cumi;any's - hands at that date was 247,307 16 4 And that the amount applicable to the fur ther expenditure of the Company was 625,456 1 0 " The Directors since their last. Report have removed the London Office, from Cornhill to the Huston Station, an] made such arrangements as appeared calculated to . prevent a ny delay or inconvenience in the trans:'er of shares. By this change the respective departments of the Lowlon esta, blishment are brought more directly in cenumunication with each other." The Report, ez,c., was unanimously adopted, and ordered to , be printed for the use of the subscribers. Thy' Rev. T. EasT here suggested, that on future occa sions the Report intended to be submitted at their genera meetings should Le circulated amongst the Proptieto: - s, at least for two or three weeks previous to their being cal!cd upon to give it their sanction..-. This idea being responded to by another PeopriCtor, the Chairman said the suggcs tio n should not escape the attention of the Directors. The CHAIRMAN then stated, that four of the Directors :Sad not taken advantage of the provisions of the Act, to officiate as Directors, viz., 'Mr. Pearson, Mr. Hardman Earle, Mr. Rowlee, and Mr. Warre. The body of Directors had not filled up these vacancies, as they were entitled to do, being of opinion, that there was .i sufficient - nun:her for the purposes of the Directory. The Chairman said he bad received a com munication from the body of the Liverpool proprietors, re questing that a gentleman from that town should be appointed in the room of Mr. Earle ; upon which Mr. Edward Wilson was nominated and appointed. Mr. Cooke, Mr. Iloulds worth, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Thomas Lowe, the four retiring Directors, were re-appointed ; so that the number of Directors is only 21 instead of 24. S FIN DA Y TRA VELLIN G. —Tbe ordinary business having been completed, Mr. Sturge was called upon to proceed with the subject of his notice ; but the Chairman said, that as there would be a scrutiny of votes, it would probably be better to appoint two scrutineers ; when Daniel Ledsam, Esq., was named by Mr. Sturge, and Mr. S. Carter for the opposing party. It would be impossible, from the late hour last even ing at which the business closed, to give even an outline of the arguments which were used on both sides on this impor tant question. air Mr. STERGE moved the following resolution : " That the Company's engines and carriages do not run on the Sabbath day, fro n the time of the opening of the Bir mingham end of the Railway, till the General Meeting in Fe bruary, 1839." This was seconded by Mr. HADFIELD. Mr. HOULDSM'OICFII then moved as an amendment— " That the business of the Railway should be suspended on Sundays, except for such restricted conveyance of passengers as seemed called for on the ground of public necessity; and that the Directors, to whom is hereby confided the duty of defining the extent and particulars of such restrictions, shall take, as their guide in discharging that duty, the considera tion of the public good, and not the private interests of the Company." The amendment having been seconded, the Meeting was addressed by Mr. Parsons, Mr. Garnett, Mr. Coghlan, ,Mr. Earle, Mr. William Boalton, &e., at very considerable length. On a division there were for the amendment 7,436, for the original motion 3,62l.—Majority 3,865. Amongst the gentlemen who supported Mr. Sturge's mo tion, we noticed F. Lcdsam, Esq., Daniel Ledsam, Esq.,.W. Chance Esq., W. Phipeon, Esq., D. Ledsam, jun., Rev. T. East, William Lowe, Mr. Joseph Walker, Mr. Joseph Gib bini, Mr. T. Southall, Mr. W: Bolton, &c. The other business of the day having been gone through, the Meeting separated about five o'clock. IRELAND. ÜBLIN, FEBRUARY 20. GALWAY ELECTION. —The election closed on Friday after noon by the triumphant return of A. Lynch, Esq. THE WEATHER.—The thaw still continues, and we may expect the ordinary inland communication to be re-opcned in a day or two t the most. COVE, THURSDAY, THREE O'CLOCK, P. M.—Within the me mory of the oldest inhabitant no such gals as that of last night, and still continuing, has taken place. It commenced at five *o'clock in the evening, and nearly every vessel in Port hero driven in shore, or rcceired damage, and some aro totally lost. —Corp Southern Reporter. The damage on the coast must be very great. Guns were heard in the offing, and great alarm prevails. Several of the wharfs aad .houses arc damaged. The sea in the harbour is so heavy that it is impossible for a boat to put off. One boat that went to the assistance cf the Neptune is swamped. The vessels that appear to ride the gale are 11. M. ship Hercules; the Magistrate, for Sydney ; the Alert, for the Cane; the Foyle packet ; the Enterprise and Waterloo revenue cutters. The French fiigate Terpsichore drove ashore ; boats stove in, and firing signals of distress. The bark Nailer, from Africa, ashore at White Point. The schooner Emma, Newfoundland, dismasted and ashore. Likely to be a total wreck. The Eliza, for Madeira, ashore at White Point. Tho Brig Temperance, scuttled and ashore on the Rocks ; also the schooner Julia for Newfoundland. The ship Isabella and Bark Albion are in contact ; bow sprit of former sprung, and mizen-mast of latter carried away; The Victoria and Adelaide are yet riding safely, but arc very near the shore. The Pilot boat that went off to assist the Neptune is swamped, and several of the Pilot boats arc bilged and ashore. There is a report of a French Frigate from Bourbon being in the Offing ; but no Craft can stir out. The Revenue Boat is upset. The Waterford Chronicle of Tuesday last describes the weather as having been of a severity scarcely ever before known : several artful accidents by land are seidao have taken place ; at sea also considerable damage has been done. Tile beautiful nera steamer, the Kilkenny, Captain Price, master, which left this on Tuesday for London, experienced the ter rible effects of Thursday's stem. She had a considerable share of live stock on beard, and among them about seven hundred pigs, all of which were thrown over board. The property, we understand, belonged to shippers of this port, and of • Carrick-on-Suir, and Clonmel, and was for the greater part, insured—a tow steamer left this yesterday morning for the Kilkenny, which was lying at anchor off Dunmore. The Liverpool, schooner, 7 2aEller, master, front Waterford to Liverpool, has been lost off I3eaumaris, in the Isle of Angle sea—the crew were providentially saved. The Erin, of, and from Wexford, bound for Gloucester, arrived in this harbour on Saturday, had to put into Milford Haven, but was driven out with loss of three anchors. DREADFUL SNDIV STonen-:-Withia the memory of the oldest inhabitant this coast did not experience so dreadful a hurricane, as that which prevailed from Tuesday evening until yesterday, when the wind slackened a little. Several ships have been shattered to pieces, whilst others have sunk. We are afraid that several wrecks will be reported after the storm shall have subsided. There was a rumour in town yesterday that the St. Patrick steamer was on the Long Bank ; but happily there has been no confirmation of it. The day coaches, after proceeding as far as Kyle yesterday morning, were com pelled to return, the roads being completely blocked up with snow. At the moment we write (I 2 o'clock, night) neither the Dublin or Munster mail has arrived.—Waterford Chron. NATIONAL EDUCATION—ELECTION OF TWENTY-Flv.E. SFPCTORS.—After a very searching examination, twenty-five Inspectors of national schools have been selected by the Board. Six hundred and thirty-four Candidates presented themselves in the first instance; from these sixty-five were selected for further examination in a prescribed course of chemistry, alge bra, mathematics, geology, building, natural philosophy, poli tical economy, &c., time being given for preparation. The second examination occupied six hours each day fur nine days, when the successful candidates were declared. A correspondent has furnished us with a sketch of the man ner in which the Commissioners proceeded. We regret that we cannot find room for the detail into which his letter enters. He commences his communication by observing that, "shortly after the close of the inquiry into the system of National Edu cation in Ireland, by both Houses of Parliament, during th© last Session, the Commissioners of Education, as may be re collected, announced their intention of dividing the country (Ireland) into twenty-five districts, and appointing an Inspec tor of School; in each of theae. The evening organ in Lon don of the Tories said, at the time, that this was but an ex piring effort of patronage just on the eve of the whole Com missioe being blown up. The matter has been now actually accomplished, and the predictions of that Paper, although re garded by those who wished to believe them as most veritable, have, inversely as those of the prophetess Cassandra, turned out to be unfulfilled." We understand that John Fethers.ton, Esq., a thorough Tory, has been appointed High Sheriff of Longford ; this is too bad. Who is to be the Deputy? We understand he is one of the right sort.—Pilot. TAFF-YALE 11A I LwA Y.—This is a short but very important line of Railway now in progress, which is very.little kno xn out of its own immediate district. It connects tho vast iron works of Merthyr Tydill, Glanorganshire, with the port of Cardiff; in the improveinent of which, the Mar quis of Bute is expe.ding a very con-iderable sum in the con struction of large and commodious docks. A very extensive trade in coals is also already carried on through this line of country by means of the Glamorganshire Canal Company, the proved insufficiency of which precludes any successful competition with the Railway, either in regard to economy or diTateh. A General Meeting of Proprietors took place at Cardiff on the 14th inst., Waiter Collin, Esq., in the Chair, at which the report of the progress made in the works, state of the financ.:s, and future prospects of the Company, gave entire satisfaction to the assembled proprietors, who separated under a confirmed feeling of confidence in the undertaking. This day is the anniversary of the day on which that eminent artist Sir Joshua Reynolds died, in the year 1792; and to-morrow will be the anniveeaary of the birth-day of G. F. Handel, who was born in 1651. - It is estimated that the sum required to build a new Royal Ezchang,e, fire-proof, on the Lest plan, would be about 160,000/ There is a general complaint in the new Club houzes at the West-end of the town of the want of sociality, and also of taciturnity among the members, many of whom enter the club-room and deport without recognizing or seeming to know each other. It has been remarked that if convivi.ility is the object of a festive party, it is only to be found at a dinner at a well regulated tavern. CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AT BIRMINGHANI.--. William Weston arid James Kimberly were charged, on the complaint of Mr. George Wheatley, with having, on the 9th of October last, conspited to defraud the creditors of John Pi ice, a bankrupt, by causing him to execute a deed of assign ment, with intent t) defraud. The bankrupt (John Price) %vas examined at great length, af,er which the liriconers were o;dercd to be committed for trial. Bail was admitted to time amount of 2001. each, and two sureties of 100/. Weston was brought up yesterday on the charge of conspiracy with his nephew (the attorney) to concoct a fraudulent mortgage, and it is understood that there will he indictments against him and Kimberly for perjury. From Bahia letters of time 2;3d December state that the insurgent party continukd at the head of affairs, so far as the to,vn was concerned, but the isband of Itaparica and all the Reconcavo were in favo ur of time legitimate Governmeßt. ens, very limited. A change All communications by lan d and sea bein g cut off', the place was, it were, in a state of siege,. and driven upon its own re sources, as, c t e ll s e,whichio;looked ,core,a -, to previsions, forward to. The Custom-house, con tinued open, but quite unat:erided. There were a few vessels leading, whose cargoes were ready prior to the commence. ment of, the revolution, but there was no produce on sale, and scarcely a person of crOit Lit to buy, even sparingly, articles of the' utmest nee'SSlly.